Mr. Williams’ life epitomized civil rights leadership from his days as a youth engaged in community organizing against racial discrimination to his death.  His wife, Mrs. Eula Williams said that even during his illness he used every opportunity to teach and advocate for civil rights.  

OBITUARY: 

 Harold B. Williams, resident of Woodland Park, Michigan, passed from this life on Friday May 11, 2011.  After a long battle with Kidney disease, he passed peacefully in his sleep.  Harold is the retired Associate Administrator of the Federal Transportation Administration and the long term Director of Civil Rights for its predecessor, the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, within the United States Department of Transportation.  

Born September 8th, 1921 in Montgomery Alabama to Morris and Bertha West Williams, he earned money as a youth, bringing ice in the summer to his next door neighbor Rosa Parks and her husband, and helping his Aunt Rene West and her friends organize the community to help fight the insidious racial discrimination of Montgomery.  

After studying at Morehouse College and serving in the Army during WWII, he completed his undergraduate and graduate education at Case Western Reserve, in Cleveland Ohio.  He grew as a community and Civil Rights leader and as a strategist for social change through his successive assignments as; the Assistant Manager of the Metro Housing Authority of Cleveland, Assistant to the Vice president of the Case Institute of Technology Development Fund, Executive Secretary /CEO of the Cleveland Branch of the NAACP (which he grew to 20,000 members) and the Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Equal Educational Opportunity in the U.S. Office of Education.  

During his tenure at the US Department of Transportation under both Democratic and Republican Presidents he helped develop the most far reaching regulations for equal opportunity in public transportation, including Title Vl for equal access to service, and regulations on employment and small, minority and female owned business opportunity in all Federally funded or assisted public transportation.  Many of these regulations were then aligned with all US DOT funded or assisted programs.  The US DOT regulations and programs in these areas   still lead and inform other departments of the Federal government in their support and implementation of equal employment and small, minority and women owned business opportunity.  

Harold was  proud of his collaboration with so many of the bright young (at the time) transit professionals, minority and women owed business owners, educators, transit policy makers, local and national political leaders, community  groups and Civil Rights organizations. He was proud of his co-founder role in establishing the Conference Of Minority Transportation Officials.  

In his retirement he was a Consultant to transit agencies and the US DOT on issues of equal opportunity.  He loved working with small, minority and women owned firms in the transit arena.  He was a guest lecturer at colleges, universities and honored by the US DOT and Secretary Norm Mineta at the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery Boycott.  

Harold was the good a faithful trustee of St. James AME Church in Cleveland Ohio for ten years, a Sunday school teacher at Christ United Methodist church in Washington, D.C. and a trustee for Tabernacle AME Church in Historic Idlewild, Michigan for the past twenty-two years. The family will soon announce a scholarship fund in Harold’s name for students in need from this community.  

He was the loving husband of Jean Woolley Williams (deceased), Eula Gomez Williams (56years) and the father of children Annetta Green (deceased), Gerald and Marvin Williams.  He was the absolute spoiler of grandchildren, Sherry and Kelly Harrod, Kevin Williams and John and Harold Williams.  Harold also leaves a brother and sister in law, Earl and Francis Williams, six nephews and one niece, and friends all over the world.   There will be a memorial service (TBD) in Michigan this summer and there will be a memorial service in Washington, DC in September.

Fact Sheet - May 1, 2012

On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 the State Department of Social Services was informed by Hewlett Packard (HP), that a data shipment containing October to December 2011 payroll data for the entire IHSS provider population was missing. 701,000 individuals are potentially impacted. HP mailed the package through the U.S. Postal Service to the Riverside office of the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF).  HP serves as the IHSS Case Management Information and Payrolling System (CMIPS) vendor.  While we continue to investigate, at this time we can’t confirm whether the information was damaged, lost or stolen.

The missing information included: IHSS provider names, Social Security numbers, IHSS case numbers, IHSS provider numbers, wages, and the IHSS recipient’s state employer identification numbers.

CDSS is contacting individuals and other interested parties regarding this breach of information security, including IHSS providers and recipients whose personal data was involved, unions representing those individuals, counties, and public authorities.

The Department has also taken the following steps:  opened an investigation of the incident; informed the CHP, State Information Security Officer, and the Attorney General’s office and initiated corrective action to prevent recurrence.  Credit Bureaus have also been notified to prepare for a potentially large volume of calls, as CDSS is recommending that IHSS providers and recipients contact them at the numbers listed below. 

CDSS has established a phone number for more information (1-888-362-8947) and will mail notifications to each person whose information was impacted.  Information also will be available via website at www.cdss.ca.gov; links to general information on privacy protection (www.privacy.ca.gov) will also be included.

TransUnion 1-800-680-7289 ● Experian 1-888-397-3742 ● Equifax 1-800-525-6285



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Disability Capitol Action Day will take place on May 30, 2012 in Sacramento, CA and will include between 1,500 - 2,500 people with disabilities, their families, and allies from across the state.   Disability Capitol Action Day brings the community together to advocate and educate policy makers on disability issues.

Adults, children, families, advocates and supporters will come from across the state to stand united on issues impacting those of us with disabilities.  We are the disability voice of California coming together, celebrating our right to independence and taking pride in our activism. 

First Monday of every Month, 2:30-4pm

April 2, 2012

May 7, 2012

June 4, 2012

Nicole Milner, Facilitator

Center for Independent Living

3075 Adeline Street, Suite 100

Berkeley, CA 94703

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Accessible Food Guidelines And Accessible Cooking Tips

By Lauren Choi Steinberg and Cecilie McCaughrin Rose

Introduction

 Nothing defines a culture more than food. This article was written to bridge the gap between people with disabilities and tasty, easy to prepare, health foods. This article gives concrete suggestions for accessible foods, guidelines for restaurants for how to serve people with disabilities, and a tips for how people with disabilities can prepare their own food.

Accessible Food

Food accessibility is determined by a number of factors including ingredients used in preparation (due to allergies), food shape, size, consistency, and the containers or materials used in packaging. I do not have personal experience with food allergy access, or access issues for people with chewing/swallowing difficulties. Therefore, I will offer perspectives on food access that are based on my gastronomic experience as a small person (with a proportionately small appetitive) who has limited manual dexterity.

• Structural integrity of sandwiches and finger foods
  
  

o   Large and/or floppy sandwiches with loosely packed ingredients are very difficult to pick up and hold for people with limited dexterity and/or or small hands. (ie PB&J or a grilled cheese sandwich are more accessible options than a turkey sandwich on a large roll with all the fixings)

o   Compactly built hummus/veggie wraps or small pita sandwiches are very accessible and don’t sacrifice accessibility for creativity with ingredients. In both cases the outer bread layer fully contains the inner ingredients. This prevents the ingredients from falling out if an individual cannot grip a sandwich well.

o   IDEALLY consider selling a “bento box” snack pack with pita triangles, crackers, or bagel quarters and hummus, veggies etc. This way the eater can construct the food in a way that is most accessible to their needs and preferences.

o   Toasted bread makes sandwiches sturdier and easier to hold.

o   Try to limit the use of wet ingredients like tomatoes in premade sandwiches or wraps because it makes them soggy, floppy and hard to pick up. This would be another benefit to the “bento box”. Ingredients and bread are separated so sogginess does not occur.

o   Utilizing a “glue” (ie hummus, melted cheese or peanut butter) can help contain ingredients, also making a sandwich easier to hold and less likely to fall apart.

o   Consider making it a policy to cut all sandwiches into quarters before packaging or serving. Smaller items are easier to eat and hold.

o   Finger foods like veggie sticks and dip or cheese and crackers are excellent accessible food items because they are easy to pick up, require no cutting by the eater, and don’t have a lot of moving parts that can fall apart

o   Dips with a thicker consistency can be more accessible than runny dips that drip a lot i.e. carrots and hummus are more accessible than carrots and ranch plus they are more nutritious!

§  A note on food shapes: foods that cause frustration to manipulate or eat are far less enjoyable despite how tasty the ingredients may be.

• Forkability of hot foods
  
  

o   Limit the amount of cutting that foods require. Knives are difficult to use for people with limited dexterity or hand strength i.e. a chicken stir fry is more accessible to eat than a whole chicken-breast.

o   Serve foods that stay on a fork easily i.e. tortellini or tube shaped pastas are more accessible than angel hair pasta or spaghetti noodles because they can be retrieved with one stab, stay on the fork long enough to get to the eaters mouth, and do not dangle sauce everywhere

§  A note on sauce:  thick sauces (pesto or thick tomato) that stick well to noodles are easier to eat than watery or runny sauces that drip a lot.

o   Foods such as rice, peas, corn, cereal, or whole beans are difficult to keep on a fork because of the way each grain or bean moves independently. Keeping spoons readily available helps the issue, but the best solution is to serve a glue with each food like this i.e. serve mashed potatoes next to corn and peas, refried beans next to rice, or yogurt with cereal (I do not recommend mixing them ahead of time, different eaters will have different mixing preferences.)

o   Soup is not very accessible due to the drippiness factor; the liquid consistency makes it very difficult to keep on a spoon without spilling. If it’s decided that soup must be an integral part of a menu thicker soups like split pea or thick chili are more accessible options. BUT if you just want cold weather options for the winter time mashed potatoes or mac and cheese are great alternatives to warm you up. Hot chocolate, coffee or teas are also great accessible cold day options because they can be enjoyed hands free with a straw!

§  Word of warning: chicken noodle soup is the LEAST accessible soup option. It causes the double frustration of attempting to contain slippery, dangly noodles and drippy broth on a spoon.

o   Have a variety of differently sized and shaped cutlery for people to use. I prefer plastic utensils because they are small, light weight and easy to pick up. But different people with different hands will have other preferences.

• Beverage accessibility
  
  

o   Straws, straws, and more straws. Having straws of different lengths and sizes available will solve any beverage access barrier.

o   Cups with lids and straws are usually the easiest containers to serve drinks in. Light weight cups are best but some people prefer mugs with handles so I’d have both available.

o   Beverages in both cans and bottles should be available to purchase. They are both notoriously difficult to open (staff should be prepared to assist if asked) but people may have preferences for one over the other. Bottled drinks can be resealed, for example, and are more suitable for people with smaller appetites.

• Packaging
  
  

o   Packaging should be relatively easy to open and re-sealable to enable small eaters to save food for later consumption. (for a good example of accessible packaging see sushi vendors that use a box with a loosely fitted lid and a rubber band to secure it).

o   Avoid using tape to seal containers. Removing tape requires fine motor skills and can be very difficult for people with limited dexterity. Also, there is no way to re-seal a package that had been sealed in tape.

o   Metal foils can ad structural integrity to sandwiches, wraps, and burritos making them easier to hold.

o   Staff should assist patrons to open packaging if requested

• Fair pricing for small eaters
  
  

o   Food pricing should be based on consistent net prices based on weight. Some food vendors offer a discounted net price for larger serving sizes. These policies inadvertently penalize small eaters by making them pay higher prices for smaller serving sizes that match their appetites and caloric needs.

§  For example, if potato salad costs 50 cents an ounce, a two ounce serving should cost $1 and a 4 ounce serving should cost $2. You should not get a 10 cent/ounce discount on the 4 ounce serving.

o   Combo deals create similar unintended penalties for small eaters. We should not have to pay more for a sandwich simply because we do not have the appetite to also eat the large fries and coke that come with a discounted combo meal.

o   A fair alternative would be to offer weekly specials on the net price of foods or single food items, i.e. on Tuesdays tuna sandwiches are $2 off or on Thursdays potato salad is only 30 cents an ounce instead of 50 cents an ounce.

o   Consider offering "small eater portions" on all menu items including beverages. Smaller portions should reflect proportionate reductions in pricing. For example, half a sandwich should cost half as much as a whole sandwich, and a small plate of pasta that is 2/3 the size of a conventional plate of pasta should only cost 2/3 the amount of the conventional plates price.

o   Some establishment offer nominal discounts to smaller portions which still result in a lower net prices for larger serving sizes. Case in point, a bowl of soup costs $4 but a cup of soup (which is half the volume, and more appropriately portioned to a small eaters appetite) only reflects a 30 cent discount. Practices such as these should be avoided at all costs.

o   Where feasible (i.e., pasta, salads etc) foods should be sold by the ounce. This will allow eaters of different sizes to choose portions that are appropriate to their needs, and will enable people to pay in accordance with the quantity of food they wish to consume. Displaying sample to-go containers with volumes marked off (similar to a measuring cup) may assist patrons in determining how much they want to eat.

o    NEVER charge a fee for two or more people to share a plate of food.

Accessible Cooking

Accessible Foods and Accessible Cookware go hand in hand. The following cookies strategies and equipment can help a person with limited manual dexterity cook their own foods.

Why cook your own food?

Cooking your own food is less expensive and healthier than eating out because you control the ingredients and salt and fat levels. Nothing defines a culture more than food an eating. Cooking your own food not only improves health, but also increases your community and well being.

The following is a basic introduction to accessible cooking. One could easily fill an entire cookbook with the wealth of resources here. We encourage you to contact the authors, do your own research, and talk to other people with disabilities to find the adaptive foods, cooking methods, and gadgets that suit you.

Accessible Cookware

1) The slow cooker.

The slow cookers are an accessibility miracle. You put ingredients in it, turn it on, and a few hours later you have dinner! Stews, meats, and curries are easy to make. You can also make chicken, bakes potatoes, and other foods.

A morning attendant can set up the slow cooker, and the evening attendant can package it in single-service freezer safe containers. Slow cookers use very little electricity. Most recipes consist of putting everything in the slow cooker and turning it on. Consequently, there is much less clean-up required than for conventional stove-top cooking.

Slow cookers can be adapted with an on/off switch attaches to an plug (you can get this in a hardware store).

Addition Information:

• Stephanie 0’Deas slow cooker page: http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/
• On/off switch: http://www.amazon.com/Woods-59418-3-Outlet-Extension-Lighting/dp/B002TVT1DK

2) Rice Cooker

A rice cooker can be used in the same way as a slow cooker. A rice cookers is inexpensive, and easy to use. A person with no cooking skills can make perfect rice! You can other dishes such as pilaf and steamed veggies and use it as a quick slow cooker.

3) Accessible Kitchen Gadgets

• Wall mounted electric can openers can assist in opening cans.

• Jar openers work like electric can openers to allow someone with limited mobility to open a can.

• Rocking knives have blades but are curved, and easier for people with limited dexterity to use.

• Nail board - People who only have the use of one hand can use a nail board to hold the vegetables when they cut them.

• Bowl holders and will hold the bowl still while you mix ingredients.

• Choppers - if you don’t want to buy pre-cut vegetables, you can get aids to help you cook.

• Funnel - if you have trouble pouring, try using a funnel.

• Dowels attached to knobs make it possible to twist something even if you hand cannot make a twisting motion.

• If you cannot feed yourself, the mealtime partner was designed to allow people with disabilities feed themselves. Their website had products and instructional videos on how use them: http://www.mealtimepartners.com/index.html

4) Accessible Ingredients

Pre-cut vegetables

• Buy pre-cut packaged vegetables will not only save you time in preparation and clean-up, but also help people with limited dexterity safely
• Frozen vegetables are also convenient
• The Salad Bar is another source of pre-cut vegetables. This allows the person with a disability to chose exactly which vegetables to have.

Partially prepared foods

• Buy partially prepped food: pre-peeled garlic, pre grated ginger and garlic, frozen ginger, frozen onions.
• Buy eggbeaters instead of eggs

Prepare what you want and freeze it

• Prepare what you need ahead of time and stock your freezer. For example, you can make your own delicious vegetable or chicken stock in a slow cooker and freeze it for later use. It is important to label foods in the freezer. A cluttered freezer is harder to use effectively. A well organized freezer increases efficiency and minimized waster food.

Pre-cut meat

Pre-cut chicken such as Trader Joe’s chicken tenders saved a lot of work, time, and cutes down on the risk of contamination.  Butchers will cut up meat for you in any shape. To reduce the risk of food contamination, you can ask to not have butcher paper, and that the bag is tied with a twist-tie. This makes it easier to dump the meat into the slow cooker or pan and minimize opportunities for cross-contamination.

5) Accessible kitchens

Kitchens can be modified to fit a person with a disability. One can adjust the height counters, install stove burners on a low counter, have side opening doors on ovens, install a sliding shelf on a refrigerator, and store food in lower cabinets. This is not financially feasible for every person.

If you cannot remodel your kitchen, you can plan ahead and make due with the resources you have. A rice cooker or a slow cooker can go on any countertop! You can have an attendant help prep and do a lot of cooking in one day, then package your meals into individual portions. Asking around will give you a lot of resources.

For example, the senior community has developed many excellent products such as good grips, ogygrip.

This article was written to whet your appetite for accessible cooking. Please let us know what worked for you!

More information:

We hope that this paper has just wetted your appetite for more accessible cooking options! There is a wealth of information on the internet. We look forward to hearing your success stories!

Christopher Reeve Cookbooks and Cooking for people with Disabilities: http://www.christopherreeve.org/atf/cf/%7B3d83418f-b967-4c18-8ada-adc2e5355071%7D/Cookbooks%20and%20Cooking%20For%20PWD%207-08.PDF

The Christopher Reeve Foundation loans out cookbooks.

The earlier a child is identified with CP, the more he or she can benefit from early intervention services which research shows may improve a child's development.  The signs of CP vary greatly because there are many different types and levels of disability. The main sign that a child might have CP is a delay reaching motor or movement milestones (such as rolling over, sitting, standing, or walking). CDC's Learn the Signs. Act Early program is making an impact in the lives of families by helping parents and providers recognize the early warning signs of developmental delays and promoting early screening, evaluation, and treatment.  

Guess what? It’s that time of the year again…Tax Season, when April 15^th looms just around the corner. Are you feeling daunted by the prospect of preparing your own taxes? Do all of those pesky W-2 forms and miscellaneous receipts send you into a panic? Do you want to make sure you get a tax refund so that you can buy that snazzy new laptop for school?

Then be sure to get fast, free, and confidential help from one of Vita Tax’s friendly, trained Tax Preparers. They have over 200 Bay Area locations, so you will be sure to find one that is convenient for you. One of their sites just happens to be at the Center for Independent Living in Berkeley. Come visit us at 3075 Adeline St #100 (over Ashby BART) for free help. Vita Tax staff will be happy to assist you during the following days and times:

Tuesdays 4-8pm

Saturday Feb 25^th 10am-4pm

Saturday March 31^st 10am-4pm

We recommend that you call CIL ahead of time to make an appointment, but walk-in’s are always welcome during hours that Vita Tax staff are here in the office. Also, be sure to let us know if you need an ASL Interpreter or other reasonable accommodation. CIL’s phone number is 510-841-4776.

To learn more about Vita Tax services check them out on the web at www.earnitkeepitsaveit.org or call 211.

If you need accommodations such as Sign Language interpretation, assistive listening devices, printed matter in alternative format, please call (510) 841-4776 or (510) 356-2662 (video phone) or TTY (510) 848-3101.  We will try to accommodate all requests, but need at least 3 business days notice.

CRISIS OF CAREGIVERS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES & SENIORS FOCUS OF MARCH 13^TH 1:30 PM ASSEMBLY AGING & LONG TERM CARE AND ASSEMBLY HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE INFO HEARING

SACRAMENTO, CA (CDCAN)  [Last updated 03/12/2012 02:25 PM]  -  The crisis of caregiving – both paid and unpaid – impacting people with disabilities and seniors and their families is the focus of a joint informational hearing by the Assembly Aging and Long Term Committee, chaired by Assemblymember Mariko Yamada (Democrat – Davis, 8^th Assembly District) and the Assembly Human Services Committee, chaired by Assemblymember Jim Beall, Jr. (Democrat – San Jose, 24^th Assembly District), March 13^th, Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 PM, at the State Capitol in Room 126.  The hearing is scheduled to video streamed live on the CalChannel website at www.calchannel.com  .  The hearing should also be carried live on CalChannel’s cable channel – check your local cable listings or go to the CalChannel website page at:  http://www.calchannel.com/channel/carriage/  to find your city and the cable channel.

The informational hearing by the two policy committees that – along with Assembly Health Committee and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services – deal with long term services and supports – including those for children and adults with disabilities (including developmental, autism spectrum and other disorders), mental health needs, the blind, seniors and their families, providers including In-Home Supportive Services, supported living services, independent living services, and home health agencies and others.

The hearing comes just a week after the tragedy in Sunnyvale, California where a mother shot and killed her 22 year old son who had autism spectrum disorders, and then killed herself, after telling friends and others of her growing despair and anguish and enormous stress of being a caregiver and what she believed were the limited choices to provide for services or supports for her son and her family. A representative of a provider agency that tried to help the family – and knew the family as friends -  intends to come to the hearing and if time is permits, will give public comment on what the State can do to help families who provide caregiving and face what many advocates in crisis say is overwhelming and unrelenting stress that is shattering families across the State.

“Caregivers—both paid and unpaid—are the unsung heroes of our long-term care system,” said Assemblymember Yamada.  “We often forget that deep cuts to social welfare programs not only affect the millions who receive care, but place an undue burden on those who give care.  Caregivers are increasingly stressed and financially unstable, often quitting their jobs to care for a loved one full-time.  This hearing will provide an opportunity to hear from the real experts—caregivers themselves.”

Perhaps thinking of the Sunnyvale tragedy that is just a few miles from his district in San Jose, Assemblymember Beall said that “…the act of placing one’s own interests aside in order to care and support another is one of the most selfless acts any of us can undertake. As we work through the fiscal challenges of the state, this hearing will focus our attention on one of our state’s most valuable natural resources – the caregiver.  We as policy makers cannot forget that the sacrifices they make are invaluable and irreplaceable.”...read more

An opoprtunity to see our new Quickmatch Personal Care Attendant Matching Software:

Tuesday March 27th, every half hour from 12:30 to 2:30

Find out about our new software and how to to become a provider!

• More information about the 3/27 registry softweare demo
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IHHS news

This is from the 3/12 IHSS provider newsletter:

Rapid Response Program to End

We regret to announce that starting April 1, 2012, Rapid Response
services will no longer be available. We know it is an important
service for those who use it.  Our contract with our long-time vendor
came to an end. However, we are exploring other approaches for dealing
with after hours needs.
 Links:
   1. http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=2d9028f5993fddc19850d55bc&id=d266d8c6ff&e=dcd93dc944
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Although we will no longer be able to help you find a replacement
worker when our office is closed, we can help you during our regular
office hours.  IHSS consumers may call the Public Authority Registry at
(510) 577-1980, Monday through Friday 8:30am to 4:00pm, to request a
personalized list of providers for you to call yourself.  For more
details and ideas on how to maintain back-up homecare workers, please
view our [3]Rapid Response Closure letter.
 Links:
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What's New in Sacramento
The Capitol is a buzz with Governor Brown's proposals to move consumers
with both Medicare and Medi-Cal (duals) into managed care.  Ten
counties, including Alameda, have applied to participate in a pilot
program that would test this model of care.  Consumers and advocates
are cautioning against implementing managed care state-wide before
working out the details and before assessing the results of the pilot.
We'll try to keep you informed with our new [4]Face Book page!
 Links:
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Fremont Classes for Homecare Workers

South County IHSS homecare workers can attend Public Authority training
in Fremont April - June 2012.

For the first time, together with Community Resources for Independent
Living, we will offer a 24-hour Homecare Worker Class in Fremont.  In
addition this quarter we offer CPR/First Aid, IHSS BASICS and Caring
for Yourself While Caring for Others.

To sign up for classes, fill out and mail in the [5]Registration
Formfor Spring 2012 or call 510-577-3554 for more information.
Education Program at College of Alameda
The Direct Support Professionals Program provides employment training
for low income individuals seeking a career in the developmental
disabilities service sector. This 16-week intensive education &
training program includes contextualized instruction and workplace
experience.
 Links:
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The Program is offered at the College of Alameda and consists of 13.5
units of credit at with a certificate for successful completion.
Services include case management and job development.  For more
information view the [6]Program Announcement or call 510-748-2178.
Welcome to the
Public Authority for IHSS E-News!
March 2012
 * Rapid Response program to end
 * Managed Care for IHSS?
 * Fremont Workshops
 * College training for direct support workers
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Below is our new brochure! Find Spanish and Chinese versions on our
[7]website homepage.
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[8]Front page of new public Authority informational brochure
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Public Authority
Services

IHSS Registry:
Help finding a homecare worker
Consumers: 510-577-1980
Homecare Workers: 510-577-5694

Rapid Response:
Emergency worker replacement
1-877-306-4425

Training Program
510-577-3554

Health Benefits
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